Are We There Yet? (2005)
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Reviews Counted:113
Fresh:13
Rotten:100
Average Rating:3.3/10
Consensus: This supposed family comedy staring the usually blameless Ice Cube and Nia Long has provoked most critics to write, “Is it over yet?”
Theatrical Release:17-02-2005
Synopsis: Ice Cube stars in this highly entertaining family comedy as Nick Persons, a thirtysomething player with a new Lincoln Navigator, who checks out every fine lady that passes by the window of the... [More]
Starring: Nia Long, Ice Cube, Philip Daniel Bolden, Aleisha Allen
Director: Brian Levant
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That we're supposed to find any of these characters appealing is just one of the mysteries posed by this so-called 'family' comedy. Full Review |
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The problem is that, if anything, [Ice Cube] is too likeable - he's never allowed to really get angry with the kids, which severely hampers the comic potential of the premise. Full Review |
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With one of the most hackneyed expressions in children-based comedy movies "Are We There Yet?" fulfills every low expectation that its urban target audience will bring to their cinema chairs. Full Review |
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This somewhat schizophrenic comedy may be expressing Cube's own ambivalence about parting ways with his NWA inner bad boy and embracing fatherhood and all of its virtuous authority figure dimensions. Full Review |
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Are We There Yet? all too effectively conveys the claustrophobic horror of being shackled in a small space with two whiny, hateful children. Full Review |
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Are We There Yet? is more interested in crass humor than in creating remotely believable characters that we might actually care about. Full Review |
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It's never too early to start that 'Worst of 2005' list, and Are We There Yet? is already a worthy contender. Full Review |
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Are We There Yet? is the perfect movie for your children, assuming you hate your children. Full Review |
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What does Brian Levant have against the stars of Boyz N the Hood? First Cuba Gooding Jr. in Snow Dogs, now Cube and Nia Long in one fell swoop. Full Review |
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Several of my grand kids were with me at a recent screening and loved the film. Some critics have panned the film, citing the kids were too cruel. I disagree. Full Review |
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The evolution of Ice Cube from 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' to America's Most Cuddly continues. Full Review |
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Mean-spirited "family" comedy with inane script and lack of decent performances.** Full Review |
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It COULD have been something, but... Full Review |
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